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96.1 FM | 780 AM | Yours for Western AlaskaFri, 18 Aug 2017 00:44:50 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.159285469Western Alaska Athletes Win 5 Medals At Day Three of the Arctic Winter Gameshttp://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2016/03/09/western-alaska-athletes-win-5-medals-at-day-three-of-the-arctic-winter-games/
http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2016/03/09/western-alaska-athletes-win-5-medals-at-day-three-of-the-arctic-winter-games/#commentsThu, 10 Mar 2016 03:26:25 +0000http://www.knom.org/wp/?p=21549After three days of competition in Nuuk, Greenland, Team Alaska leads all nine national teams with 108 medals.]]>

NOME, Alaska — Team Alaska extended its lead in the medal race at the Arctic Winter Games on Wednesday, earning more than sixty medals during the third day of international competition in Nuuk, Greenland.

Leading all nine national teams, Alaska now has 108 medals in total. That’s 50 more than Team Yukon, which is still in second place ahead of Team Alberta North.

Several athletes from Western Alaska won awards at the halfway point of the tournament.

Nick Hanson of Unalakleet took gold in Open Men’s Two-Foot High Kick. Hanson never missed the ball, beating more than 20 opponents with a height of 7 feet, 11.5 inches. Hanson’s teammate — Makiyan Jay Ivanoff of Unalakleet — earned the silver medal with a kick that registered 7 feet, 9 inches.

Ivanoff also earned a silver medal in Open Men’s Alaskan High Kick. His second-place height was 7 feet, 4 inches.